   to access and use all prison facilities (complaints system; health care; legal assistance; prisoner programmes etc.) on an equal basis with other prisoners? What measures are taken to accommodate the religious beliefs of foreign national prisoners? What measures are taken to accommodate different culture of foreign national prisoners? What measures are taken by the prison administration to ensure that foreign national prisoners are not disadvantaged because of their foreign status in all areas of prison life (e.g. security levels; accommodation; disciplinary punishments; searches; type of work; access to prisoner programmes)? 6. Prisoner Programmes  Are foreign national prisoners informed as early as possible whether a prisoner will be deported or not following his/her release? What measures has the prison taken in order to ensure that foreign national prisoners have equal opportunities as others to participate in prison programmes? What measures has the prison taken in order to ensure that foreign national prisoners have equal opportunities as others to work in prison? Has the prison developed special programmes for foreign national prisoners? What opportunities are provided for foreign national prisoners to learn the language spoken in the country of imprisonment and is this appropriately encouraged with requisite rewards and privileges? Does the prison library hold adequate number of books, periodicals and newspapers in a variety of languages spoken by prisoners and are foreign national prisoners informed of their availability in a language s/he understands?      7. Contacts with the outside world  Immediately upon admission, are all foreign national prisoners given information about their right to contact their diplomatic representatives? What steps do the prison authorities take to enable this contact with the diplomatic representatives (if the prisoner wishes the contact) without delay? What facilities are provided for communication with the diplomatic representatives? Are foreign national prisoners allowed to use their own language during visits and communications by letters and telephone?    17

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